Why Can’t Chicken Fly?

Back when we were little kids, may have heard the tale of chickens who can not fly. It has been told that the chicken can not fly because the chicken was very arrogantand acts fraudulentwhen the flying race with an eagle being held. In short, the chicken then struckby lightningand punishedby God, so the chicken can not fly as before. Well, this is actually an interesting tale, but we are now going to see scientific reason why chickens can not fly even though chicken has wings.

Viewed from the scientific side, chicken has feathersand wing structure which are different from birds. Chicken has disproportionatewings size comparison (when unfolded) on body weight and body size. In the other words, the body of chicken is too large and too weighed compared to the size of the wings, so even with strong muscles,the chicken still can not fly. It is different when compared to birds that have wide wing structure, the arrangementof feathers densityand strong wings, as well as the small body size and relatively light weight.

Some birds also have small wings size, for example, a hummingbird. However, the vibrationof hummingbird’s wings is so fast so can not be seen by human eye. If chicken can flappingwings as fast as a hummingbird, chicken may also be able to fly like a bird. Unfortunately, the chicken’s feathers is not strong enough and will fall out easily, so it will be a lot of fall out feathers when flappingat high speeds. This is because the chicken was not designed specifically to be able to fly. Well, that’s the reason why chickens can not fly even though chickens have wings.

The fact is not all the chickens can not fly. There’s also a chicken that able to fly, namely guinea fowl and partridge. So, it is not all the birds who have wings can fly and not all chickens can not fly.

Vocabulary

arrogant

Arrogant is an adjective for describing people who are too proud and look down on other people.